terça-feira, dezembro 28, 2010

She was the sexiest thing in a hard hat that architect Cody Johnson had ever seen, but structural engineer Abra Wilson also had a will as strong as a steel girder - and just about as flexible. But Cody had plans for Abra that not even this spirited beauty could resist.

segunda-feira, dezembro 27, 2010

Somehow her own fictional brooding hero had turned up in person right under her own roof, and now all romance writer Jackie MacNamara had to do was convince stubborn Nathan Powell that happily-ever-after began at home - and in her arms.

Trace had turned his back on responsiblity and commitment long ago. Gillian Fitzpatrick was frightened and desperate- her brother had disappeared. Trace was her only hope. He had the connections, the expertise and the guts. But just what was she going to have to do to convince him to help her?

The high price of fame meant learning to deal with obsessive fans. But this one was different. He was watching and waiting, and Chantwel O'Hurley was afraid. She needed help, and it came with a $500-a-day price tag--Quinn Doran, a P.I. with the kind of tough, go-to-hell looks that made a woman's pulse race. Chantel didn't need his arrogant insinuations. She needed to stay alive.

The high price of fame meant learning to deal with obsessive fans. But this one was different. He was watching and waiting, and Chantwel O'Hurley was afraid. She needed help, and it came with a $500-a-day price tag--Quinn Doran, a P.I. with the kind of tough, go-to-hell looks that made a woman's pulse race. Chantel didn't need his arrogant insinuations. She needed to stay alive.

Though her name was up in lights, Maddy O'Hurley cared nothing for the trappings of stardom. All that mattered was dancing. But Reed Valentine's only passions were wealth and power. . . until Maddy engaged the mesmerizing mogul in the daring dance of love.

Though her name was up in lights, Maddy O'Hurley cared nothing for the trappings of stardom. All that mattered was dancing. But Reed Valentine's only passions were wealth and power. . . until Maddy engaged the mesmerizing mogul in the daring dance of love.

As the widow of an infamous car champion, Abby O'Hurley shunned publicity. When journalist Dylan Crosby starts digging up the past for the book he's writing about her infamous late husband, Abigail O'Hurley Rockwell is determined that she will do everything possible to keep the family's secrets under lock and key. But how could she keep charming, disarming and ruthlessly cynical biographer Dylan Crosby from uncovering her darkest secrets?

For a few blessed weeks, Her Royal Highness Camilla de Cordina could be just plain Camilla MacGee. And working in rural Vermont for archaeologist Delaney Caine - devastatingly handsome, utterly cantankerous - offered the perfect refuge. But as her irritation became fascination, then desire, the royal runaway knew she'd have to confess. Would Del see her as a woman to be loved, or dismiss her as a royal pain?

When it came to women, Prince Bennett could never refuse a challenge - and after meeting quiet, lovely Lady Hannah Rothchild, the dashing playboy couldn't rest until he broke through her careful reserve. Love had always been a game to Bennett, but with this elusive, mysterious woman he found his heart was on the line, and he was playing for keeps.

In Eve Hamilton's youth, His Royal Highness Alexander de Cordina played the part of a fairy-tale prince. But seven years ago Eve had learned that its villains were undeniably real, and put her childhood dreams behind her. Now Alexander's request brought Eve, along with her theatrical troupe, back to Cordina. She still took his breath away, but it soon became clear that the dangers wouldn't remain in the past - and neither would the desires.

With Her Serene Highness Gabriella suffering from amnesia and her kidnappersstill on the loose, Prince Armand lost no time in calling in his closefriend, American detective Reeve MacGee. Poor Brie could remember nothing;even her family were strangers to her. But with Reeve at her side, proddingher memory, Brie slowly began to awaken from the darkness of her terribleordeal. Somehow Reeve's warm heart and calming eyes pierced through thePrincess's unconscious fears to help her link past and present. And as they explored her past, Brie and Reeve found themselves caught up in a romance that was most certainly an Affaire Royale.

After a demanding book tour, superstar mystery novelist Grace McCabe decides to visit her sister, Kathleen, who's embroiled in a custody battle after a bitter divorce. Arriving in D.C., Grace is shocked to find Kathleen living in a run-down neighborhood and, hoping to afford a hotshot lawyer, supplementing her meager teacher's salary by moonlighting as a phone sex operator. According to Kathleen, Fantasy, Inc., guarantees its employees ironclad anonymity. But Grace has her doubts-which are confirmed one horrifying cherry-blossom-scented night when one of Fantasy, Inc.'s operators is murdered. As Grace is drawn to help solve the crime, her life turns into a scene from one of her own books. Yet as one of her biggest fans, investigator Ed Jackson, warns her: This isn't fiction. Real people die-and Grace could be next. For she's setting a trap for a killer more twisted than anything she could imagine. And not even Ed may be able to protect her from a rendezvous with lust and death.

In the unbearable heat of another sultry Washington, D.C., summer, a serial killer is on the loose. Dr. Tess Court, one of the capital's most successful psychiatrists, wants nothing to do with the case-until the police convince her to lend a hand to the lead investigator, legendary ladies' man Detective Ben Paris. Scarred by his family's history, Ben has even less use for shrinks than Tess has for him-but the forces of animal magnetism and a shared desire to catch the demented criminal known as "The Priest" inexorably erode the walls they've built. They're opposites in so many ways, yet that seems only to fan the flames of attraction for which danger has supplied the spark. To stop a killer who thinks he can absolve sins through murder, Ben will need every ounce of psychological insight Tess can offer him. And she'll need the help of a lawman willing to stare fear in the face if she's going to avoid becoming the madman's next victim.

A summer spent traveling across America with cynical, brooding photojournalist Shade Colby was not Celebrity photographer Bryan Mitchell's idea of a dream assignment. They disagreed about EVERYTHING - everything, that is, except the fierce attraction they could not deny.

Wangling an exclusive with notoriously reclusive Hunter brown was a real coup for Celebrity magazine reporter Lee Radcliffe. But alone on a camping trip with the seductively mysterious author, she discovered it was Hunter she wanted exclusively.

An expert in the kitchen - and the bedroom - Carlo Franconi was more than willing to teach publicist Juliet Trent the secrets to his success. Julietnever combined business with pleasure... yet she was captivated by Carlo's outrageous boldness and charm. And twenty-one days on tour with the world'ssexiest chef was enough to stir any woman's emotions.

When love-resistant chef Summer Lyndon develops a taste for her boss Blake Cocharan, her legendary willpower is put to the test. Summer isn't used to tying herself down to a long term job, let alone a long term man. But Blake is determined to prove himself worthy. Could this be lasting love?

Spunky, upbeat Cybil Campbell breezes into the brooding private world of the very intense Preston McQuinn and the fireworks start. Nursing a broken heart, Preston tries to keep to himself and away from his charming neighbor, but he fails miserabley. And she couldn't be happier. This story is a spin off of the MacGregor tales and one of my favorites.

In one exraordinary moment, Darcy Wallace was transformed from being down-on-her-luck into a millionaire sharing candlelight dinners with Robert MacGregor Blade. Mac was the most seductive man she ever met -- though he certainly wasn't the marrying kind. But Darcy was feeling lucky...So with searching kisses and aching vulnerability, the innocent beauty set about making the stubborn bachelor see that love was the biggest gamble -- and he was going to have to ante up!

In this story about an eighteenth-century MacGregor, we learn that battling the British couldn't prepare Minuteman Ian MacGregor for the fight he's got on his hands to win the heart of Irish spitfire Allanna Flynn.

Despite the enmity between their two countries, Brigham Langston, a handsome English lord, finds himself drawn to the beautiful Serena MacGregor, a hot-tempered Scottish hoyden, in a historical romance that serves as a prequel to Roberts's best-selling MacGregor series.

Fiercely dedicated medical student Anna Whitfield couldn't have been lesssuited to become Daniel MacGregor's submissive, heir-producing wife even ifshe'd tried. So why was the arrogant self-made millionaire moving heaven andearth to prove she was his perfect mate?

Her car had stalled on an isolated road in Maine, and Genevieve Grandeau found herself pounding on the door of an old lighthouse. But the man who answered the door wasn't the old seafaring gent she expected. Grant Campbell was a loner - rude, surly and impossible. Gennie, however was no pushover - she found the combination irresistible. Of course, Grant was also intelligent, sarcastic, tender, secretive.. and extremely good-looking. His appeal was tremendous, but to Gennie loving meant giving, sharing.. trusting. She had to convince him that their love could be a beacon for the future, eliminating the shadows of their pasts.

Shelby Campbell's father, a promising politician, had been assassinated years before. Since then, Shelby avoided politics entirely. Then she met persistent, persuasive Alan MacGregor--and the stubborn Scot was a senator!! How could she resist a man who courted her with rainbows - and whose passion proved that anything was possible?

Donovan didn't believe in fate, but there had to be some explanation for Brooke's sudden reappearance in his life. College administrator Brooke Stirling had learned the hard way that Donovan's work came first. And despite their chemistry, she suspected that he intended to use their relationship to secure his poistion at the college.

The cards were stacked, though neither of them knew it. Serena MacGregor's father left nothing to chance when he sent Justin Blade - part Comanche and all gambler - on a Caribbean cruise. His daughter was evading her responsibility to produce grandchildren by working as a blackjack dealer on the Celebration. Odds were they'd meet. Serena's father had his hopes riding on what would happen when they did. Win, lose or draw, they were meant for each other, proving indisputably in this case that lucky in cards did not mean unlucky in love.

Ruth Bannion had never met anyone like Russian emigré choreographer Nickolai Davidov. Ruth was open, giving, but Nickolai's background had left him reserved, even wary, and his pride would not let him reveal his need for her. Fear of rejection kept him from speaking the truth. That same fear sent her away to hide on the Connecticut coast. But when he came after her at last, there was no more fear, no more wariness, only a lifetime of love that would never need to be hidden again.

A lifetime pursuing her dreams had left Lindsay Dunne little time for romance. But seductive Seth Bannion is about to give the inexperienced beauty a crash course in the art of love. Dance of Dreams Innocent Ruth Bannion is in awe of her demanding mentor Nickolai Davidov. But when their partnership erupts into passionate desire, it's up to Ruth to teach the guarded Davidov the tender dance of love.

Irish horseman Brian Donnelly looked forward to his new position training Royal Meadow's thoroughbreds, working for the Grants was the best job he'd ever had and the lovely and innocent Keely Grant was a challenge he could not resist.

Erin McKinnon was a bold beauty, and thought she knew what she was letting herself into when she accepted Burke Logan's loveless proposal and his cool promise of security and wealth. But could this ravishing Irish Rose win her hard-hearted husband's love?

It was a dream come true for Irish Lass Adelia "Dee" Cunnane to work with her uncle, a horse trainer at the Royal Meadows, one of the most renowned stables in the world. But there was a catch, and his name was Travis Grant. He was the stable's owner and a man as proud, as passionate and as opinionated as...herself!